May 30, 2018 | Budget Process
Appropriations 101
This paper has been updated here.
What are appropriations?
Appropriations are annual decisions made by Congress about how the federal government...
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May 30, 2018 | Economics
Can America Sustain the Recent Economic Boost?
Key Takeaways:
The good news is that the economy is doing well; however, this is unlikely to turn into sustained growth at the same rate.
Short-...
May 24, 2018 | Budgets & Projections
CBO’s Analysis of the President’s FY 2019 Budget
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget using its own assumptions to evaluate the...
May 24, 2018 | Budget Process
Maya MacGuineas's Testimony on Budget Resolution Reforms
On May 24, 2018, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas testified before the Joint Select Committee on Budget and...
May 16, 2018 | Health Care
American Health Care: Health Spending and the Federal Budget
The United States spends more on health care than any other country in the world, and a large share of that spending comes from the federal...
May 10, 2018 | Budget Process
Chartbook: Playing By the (Budget) Rules
Below is a Chartbook that corresponds to the paper "Playing By the (Budget) Rules: Understanding and Preventing Budget Gimmicks"
Apr 30, 2018 | Budgets & Projections
Chartbook: America's Budget Outlook
Below is a chartbook on America's deteriorating budget outlook.
Update (5/15/18): We clarified the footnote on slide 9 to more clearly...
Apr 12, 2018 | Budget Process
Letter to Members of Congress on Statutory Budget Deadline
The statutory deadline for a budget is April 15 and no budget is in sight. Instead, members of the House of Representatives are voting on a balanced...
Apr 9, 2018 | Budgets & Projections
Analysis of CBO’s April 2018 Budget and Economic Outlook
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its ten-year budget and economic outlook today, showing that recent legislation has made an already...
Mar 29, 2018 | Budgets & Projections
Chartbook: America's Deteriorating Budget Outlook
An updated version of this chartbook is available here
Below is a chartbook on America's deteriorating budget outlook.